Rehabilitation of marine turtles and welfare improvement by application of environmental enrichment strategies

CM Escobedo-Bonilla, NM Quiros-Rojas… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sea turtles are vital members of the marine ecosystem since they
contribute to keeping balance in such environments. Unfortunately, they are endangered …

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): A target species for monitoring litter ingested by marine organisms in the Mediterranean Sea

M Matiddi, S Hochsheid, A Camedda, M Baini… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Marine litter is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed
of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment. Ingestion of marine litter can have …

Two decades of monitoring in marine debris ingestion in loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, from the western Mediterranean

F Domènech, FJ Aznar, JA Raga, J Tomás - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic marine debris is one of the major worldwide threats to marine ecosystems.
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) has established a protocol for data …

Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between marine litter and megafauna: insights from case studies around the world

F Claro, MC Fossi, C Ioakeimidis, M Baini… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adverse impacts of marine litter is documented on> 1400 species, including marine
megafauna (fish, birds, sea turtles and mammals). The primary impacts include ingestion …

Making the UN Ocean Decade work? The potential for, and challenges of, transdisciplinary research and real‐world laboratories for building towards ocean solutions

A Franke, K Peters, J Hinkel, AK Hornidge… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the strong interconnectedness between the ocean and our societies worldwide,
improved ocean governance is essential for sustainable development in the context of the …

Characterization of oral and cloacal microbial communities of wild and rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

K Filek, A Trotta, R Gračan, A Di Bello, M Corrente… - Animal microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background Microbial communities of wild animals are being increasingly investigated to
provide information about the hosts' biology and promote conservation. Loggerhead sea …

Seasonal encounter rate, life stages and main threats to the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago (southern Thyrrenian Sea)

MF Blasi, D Mattei - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Annual and seasonal encounter rates, life stages and the main threats to loggerhead sea
turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago (southern Italy) were studied. Dedicated …

Elucidation of the first definitively identified life cycle for a marine turtle blood fluke (Trematoda: Spirorchiidae) enables informed control

TH Cribb, JL Crespo-Picazo, SC Cutmore… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
Blood flukes of the family Spirorchiidae are significant pathogens of both free-ranging and
captive marine turtles. Despite a significant proportion of marine turtle mortality being …

[PDF][PDF] Connecting the social and the ecological in the focal species concept: case study of White Stork.

J Kronenberg, E Andersson… - Nature …, 2017 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
In this article we provide an overview of five case studies of initiatives using the image of
White Stork as a focal species. Our case studies are preceded by a short overview of …

Rehabilitated sea turtles tend to resume typical migratory behaviors: satellite tracking juvenile loggerhead, green, and Kemp's ridley turtles in the northeastern USA

NJ Robinson, K Deguzman… - Endangered Species …, 2020 - int-res.com
Wildlife rehabilitation programs are widely employed for many endangered marine species
and can serve as engaging platforms for environmental outreach. However, their …